Like the Loverboy lyrics, Everybody's working for the weekend.... That isn't always the case for us, but with Lauren and Eleanor at home, I try so hard just to get home and spend time with those two amazing girls.
Lauren has been like many before her, becoming super mom when she is alone. She has started to learn the tricks of the trade from getting out of the house, having a quick bite, changing diapers, getting Nora to doctors appointments, and coping with the new medical prognosis. All of this while trying taking care of herself as she is still recovering from her C-Section. I can tell you most guys out there will crumble from this stress, but yet somehow women manage to do it all, and go back for more. When I complain about being tired, she is doing three more things, or getting up many more times then me during the night. I know I married an amazing girl, and these past weeks have shown me all of her strength through any obstacle or challenge. I try very hard to get home at a reasonable time, put my amazing kids/students on hold (this is very hard for me), and spend time and help around the house as much as I can. As you saw above, Lauren has become super mom by taking on all of the work and stress during the day, so I just want to come home be with my two favorite girls, and let Lauren get a break. Our weekend has become a sacred time, much of it we try to reserve for family time what ever that may be. We get visitors, but as you know we have to be very careful and need to be limited on who comes over as to not get Eleanor sick. To get around this, we love to facetime so we can speak with friends and family from all over the world so they can meet our little Heart Warrior!! We watch old, terribly good family movies (well, let's get real we watch usually one in a 13 hour period!). We also just spend time exisiting and enjoying these special moments. We know that she won't be this small forever, and that our focus will eventually become helping her get better so we can get back to watching one movie in 13 hours as a family. It is hard to watch, but we will remind her as she grows older and the reality sets in that she has to see cardiologists regularly, maybe take some extra precautions, and wear her scar with pride- not disappointment. We will let her know she will always have us as a voice and her biggest cheerleader. We will share with her our own battle scars and stories of surviving a very premature birth (Lauren) and conquering Meningitis with some physical adjustments. Hopefully these experiences will continue to not only make her stronger and know she's a warrior, but we will continue to grow and become stronger too. As this weekend closes and our work week is going to start, my goal is to get home and spend even more time with my favorite people. I am going to try and live by a philosophy John Whitwell taught me about when he worked in the public school system (he is a retired director of bands at Michigan State). He explained that you put on your knight's armor when you walk through those work doors and prepare for the day. You help students, get through rehearsals, and even counsel them the problems they face. At the end of the day, you have to hang up your armor after it's been been marred with battle wounds and leave it at school to be cleaned and repaired. Then you can return home to be with your family. The next day that armor is set out at work waiting for you: cleaned and shiny, ready to start another day. I'll be ready for my armor come Monday. I'm trying my best to leave work at work. I don't want to miss any moment. We are weekend warriors. Peace and Love always!!!
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